Metal

Hailing from the woods of Illinois, Vexing Hex are an amalgam of various retro genres—most evidently ’80s heavy metal and pop, doom, alt rock and new wave—with an occult spin, the perfect soundtrack to a black mass or supernatural horror movie. Their second album, Solve Et Coagula, coming six years after their debut, is slated for

Greetings, Decibel readers. You might not need your morning coffee today, because the latest single from the Texan maniacs in Throat Locust is a pure shot of death-metal energy. For those of you who enjoy bands like Bloodbath, Vader, Grave, and Bolt Thrower — but with an added tinge of modern hardcore — you’ll be

Midwest death metal wrecking crew Obscene are back with their third album in four years, Agony & Wounds, next month but you can tuck into the latest choice cut right now. “Breathe the Decay” is a frantic four-minute romp that jams an impressive amount into its relatively short runtime. Still housing everything in a fast-moving death metal exterior,

Black Sabbath arguably invented heavy metal, depending on who you ask, so it’s hard to imagine anyone outshining the OG heavy metal band. But, surprisingly enough, when Sabbath had Kiss opening for them in 1975, Kiss was a very tough act to follow. At a time when stage theatrics weren’t a thing, Kiss introduced pyrotechnics

Rock musician, crackpot, and prime comedy fodder Ted Nugent said something stupid again. Color me shocked. In a recent interview with The Chuck Shute Podcast, Nugent talked about the recent death of his beloved dog, Happy, and somehow managed to tie that into an argument in favor of hunting rights. Yeah, I don’t understand it

You could choose to believe the following about Tennessee thrash trio Quiescent Mantis, or not, but according to part of their bio: “Quiescent Mantis, comprised of former scientists, Chris Trainor, Jordan McKenzie and Johnny Mejia, emerged from an extraordinary origin story. While employed at Sub-Atomic Weight Of Acceleration Research Mechanics (S.W.A.R.M.), the trio inadvertently opened

I hear you readers enjoy a loud racket. A bit of noise with your morning coffee. Well, pour yourself a cup of this new album from Austria’s Desolat. Taking inspiration from the prevailing environment of post-modern social turmoil and instability, the band has arrived with Get Sick And Let Me Watch You Die. The album is

Greetings, Decibel readers! There’s a couple big names on the list below, especially for those of you who really love dissonant death metal or traditional-doom-done-right. But if you just want something brutal, there’s a new Malignacy out today as well. Enjoy! — Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose The previous decade saw a massive wave of neo-classical

Check out the latest full album from Paradise in Flames, Blindness. It’s heavy and catchy and you can stream it with us first. The band say: “We had only created an identity in the last album: Act One, and we managed to mature our ideas very well. I believe fans will really like this new one. The album

Photo courtesy of MRSA Check out the latest from MRSA, a campy (pun intended), summer horror-themed slice of brutality complete with an on-theme video. “We believe the fans will devour our hook-filled songs with glee,” the band say. “Every song we write is a tribute to not only the films they represent but to the

Portland, Oregon’s Dry Socket have been around for a number of years now, earning greater attention with their early-2024 full-length, Sorry For Your Loss. The quartet’s scathing approach to melodic hardcore punk was a welcome sound and now they’re back after less than six months, armed with a new split with Mid-Atlantic hardcore crew Body Farm. It’s a certified rager

Torturers’ Lobby perfectly embody the sage advice that to make your own sound, you need to smash everything you like together, toss it into the musical blender and see what comes out. In the case of this Tampa-based quartet, there’s a lot of thrash metal energy, death metal menace, black metal riff-work, and bits and

Photo by Bryan Eckermann San Antonio’s Mythologik is set to ignite with its debut full-length album, Blood in the Sky, dropping on June 14. This dynamic duo, featuring multi-instrumentalist Bryan Eckermann (known for his solo work and contributions to Scars of the Flesh and ex-Wings of Abaddon) and Joe Gregory (Valkyrie TX) on vocals, delivers

UK extreme metal outfit Krysthla have been plying their craft for nearly a decade now, releasing three albums and touring with the likes of Decapitated and Vader, as well as making appearances at various European festivals. Their upcoming album, The River, is coming later this summer and while we wait for details to solidify on that, we have

It’s been six years since Amarok‘s last release, their massive double LP, Devoured.  The doom outfit hasn’t become any faster in their downtime, as evidenced by Resilience, their upcoming new album. The album’s closing track, “Legacy (XIII),” is a massive, slow-burn offering that you can stream today via Decibel. Starting with lightly-strummed acoustic guitars and light ambience

Chilean ensemble Lucifer’s Hammer have nailed the art of melodic heavy metal on their new album, Be and Exist. Their fourth since Beyond the Omens in 2016, Be and Exist brings rock melodies into the gallop and flair of Lucifer’s Hammer’s brand of heavy metal. The album is officially out Friday, June 14 on Dying Victims Productions, but you can listen

Check out the latest from Burial Oath, their cvlt and catchy video for “Pagan Fires,” available with us first. Initially forming in 2015, the band share members with Metal Blade act Cloak, and started playing live and touring in 2016 as a trio. They were temporarily on hold in 2023 when Jesse Greenfeather joined Cloak on

It’s time to venture down to Arkansas, home of those creepy-ass billboards that just have the 10 Commandments on them, because Bangin’ in the Rock Festival returns for another year at the end of September. The festival promises a little something for everyone, or at least a little something for everyone who enjoys loud, hard

There is no cure for cancer, no matter what anyone tells you. Despite what fake news articles on social media tell you, there’s no secret cure to cancer that is being suppressed by Big Pharma because they can’t make money off of it. And, despite what hippies may tell you, a vegan raw food diet

Album Art: Paul Carrick Hatred is a powerful force—a motivation for good, or evil, or even just getting yourself out of bed and through the day—and it’s a force that Teeth examine on their new album, The Will of Hate. Their first release since 2021’s Finite EP, The Will of Hate sees Teeth further hone their style of dark, dissonant death metal.